AU2019295304B2 - Ultrasonic breaking of polymer-containing fluids for use in subterranean formations - Google Patents

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AU2019295304B2
AU2019295304B2 AU2019295304A AU2019295304A AU2019295304B2 AU 2019295304 B2 AU2019295304 B2 AU 2019295304B2 AU 2019295304 A AU2019295304 A AU 2019295304A AU 2019295304 A AU2019295304 A AU 2019295304A AU 2019295304 B2 AU2019295304 B2 AU 2019295304B2
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Kingsley Ihueze Nzeadibe
William Walter Shumway
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US16/431,932 US11117072B2 (en) 2018-06-29 2019-06-05 Ultrasonic breaking of polymer-containing fluids for use in subterranean formations
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